In the Telegraph, Sarah Crompton interviews Xander Parish, who will be performing Siegfried in "Swan Lake," Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" and Apollo in Balanchine's "Apollo" during the Mariinsky's performances at the Royal Opera House.

In the Telegraph, Sarah Crompton interviews Xander Parish, who will be performing Siegfried in "Swan Lake," Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" and Apollo in Balanchine's "Apollo" during the Mariinsky's performances at the Royal Opera House.

Mr. Parish danced another successful pre tour "warm up" Swan Lake here last night as well, and between that and his Romeo I'm sure London - viewers and critics alike - will be delighted with what they see. Due to company injuries there will be casting changes, but there is hope this won't drastically affect the quality of what is offered.

For the London tour, Kristina Shapran will dance in Balanchine's Apollo (debuting in the role of Terpsichore on July 23 here at the Mariinsky) with Xander Parish on Aug 9, and with Vladimir Schklayrov on Aug. 8 (if nothing changes between now and then)

Thanks for compiling reviews! They were fun to read. It appears almost all the critics loved Vishneva and Shklyarov, but they found the Lavrovsky version dated. Overall, very positive reviews.

If Londoners think Vishneva is wonderful, I think they are in for a nice surprise for all of the following ballets. In my own personal opinion, Vishneva is not the top actress or top dancer at the Mariinsky. So if they found her amazing, there will be plenty of great shows for them to see on this tour. There definitely is a great variety: Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Midsummer Night's Dream, Apollo, Firebird, Marguerite and Armand, Concerto DSCH, and Cinderella!!! Makes me wish I lived in London!

Please, anyone attending these shows, post your personal review, because I would love to hear how the English audience feels about the shows.

I have read so many times that many find the Lavrovsky Romeo and Juliet so dated and old fashioned. Why is this? I have heard this over and over and I am just curious why it is considered such a museum piece. I love it. I saw Osmolkina and Zyuzin in it last summer in St. Petersburg. I have seen Cranko's version at Miami City Ballet (and will probably see it again this season at MCB, and I have seen Macmillan's on video. I find them all interesting and worth seeing. It is so much fun to see the progression from one version to the next. I think Cranko was inspired by the Lavrovsky version, and Macmillan too.

The reviewers complain about the sword fighting in the Lavrovsky version. I love it. I am amazed how skillfully these dancers can time the sword fighting just right with no big mishaps. If I were a dancer, the sword fight scenes would scare me to death (I would worry I would forget when to make a certain move with the sword and look foolish).

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